Adult Literacy

Course Objectives:

• Identify the purposes of copyright and fair use.
• Review various scenarios in which plagiarism is violated, both knowingly and unknowingly.
• Examine what plagiarism is and what it is not.
• Define various types of intellectual property and their protection within copyright and fair use.
• Apply web research strategies that circumvent plagiarism.

Hours: 10

Course Objectives:

• Observe and discuss the utility of a variety of digital media types and purposes.
• Discuss current research on digital and media literacy and its impact on learning.
• Analyze the role of distractors on comprehension in digital print.
• Turnkey understanding of Fair Use, Public domain, Creative Commons, attribution, and proper citation.
• Utilize digital literacy strategies as tools for academic growth.

Hours: 10

Course Objectives:

• Apply independent decision-making to develop a sense for timing when searching multiple applications on the World Wide Web.
• Analyze the role of effective scanning for successful research results.
• Investigate and practice with strategies that result in credible vs. non-credible information.
• Investigate and practice with strategies that focus research terms and yield specific, accurate results.

Hours: 10

Course Objectives:

• Develop and practice with strategies to read for meaning and understanding.
• Use strategies to document information with cognition and intention throughout the reading process.
• Read with fluency and accuracy for short and long-term recall.

Hours: 10

Course Objectives:

• Acquire the skills to read with fluent speed and accuracy.
• Increase the ability to comprehend information with immediate recall.
• Scan for keywords and understand paragraph structure to read with fluency and accuracy.

Hours: 10

Course Objectives:

• Identify the purpose of U.S. Copyright and Fair Use laws.
• Define various types of intellectual property and apply the principles of fair use.
• Differentiate between what copyright is, and what it is not.
• Compare how copyrights are violated to how they are protected.
• Learn how to protect a creative work with knowledge of Copyright and Fair Use laws.

Hours: 10